#actus_reus__wrongdoing__misconduct  activity that transgresses moral or civil law; "he denied any wrongdoing"
  supertype:  activity  any specific activity or pursuit; "they avoided all recreational activity"
  subtype:  violation__trespass__encroachment__intrusion  entry to another's property without right or permission
     subtype:  inroad  an encroachment or intrusion; "they made inroads in the US market"
  subtype:  tort__civil_wrong__civilwrong  any wrongdoing for which and action for damages may be brought
     subtype:  alienation_of_affection  a tort based on willful and malicious interference with the marriage relation by a third party without justification or excuse
     subtype:  invasion_of_privacy  the wrongful intrusion by individuals or the government into private affairs with which the public has no concern
     subtype:  trespass  a wrongful interference with the possession of property (personal property as well as realty), or the action instituted to recover damages
        subtype:  continuing_trespass  trespass that is not transient or intermittent but continues as long as the offending object remains; "dumping his garbage on my land was a case of continuing trespass"
        subtype:  trespass_de_bonis_asportatis  an action brought to recover damages from a person who has taken goods or property from its rightful owner
        subtype:  trespass_on_the_case  an action brought to recover damages from a person whose actions have resulted indirectly in injury or loss; "a person struck by a log as it was thrown onto a road could maintain trespass against the thrower but one who was hurt by stumbling over it could maintain and action on the case"
        subtype:  trespass_quare_clausum_fregit  the defendant unlawfully enters the land of the plaintiff
        subtype:  trespass_viet_armis  trespass with force and arms resulting in injury to another's person or property
  subtype:  malversation  misconduct in public office
  subtype:  misbehavior__misbehaviour__misdeed  improper or wicked or immoral behavior
     subtype:  juvenile_delinquency__delinquency  an antisocial misdeed in violation of the law by a minor
     subtype:  mischief-making__mischief__mischievousness__deviltry__devilry__rascality__roguery__roguishnes  reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others
        subtype:  hell__blaze  noisy and unrestrained mischief; "raising blazes"
        subtype:  vandalism__hooliganism__malicious_mischief__maliciousmischief  willful wanton and malicious destruction of the property of others
     subtype:  ruffianism  violent lawless behavior
     subtype:  indecorum__familiarity__impropriety__liberty  an act of undue intimacy
     subtype:  abnormality__irregularity  behavior that breaches the rule or etiquette or custom or morality
        subtype:  deviance__deviation  deviate behavior
     subtype:  impropriety__indecency  an indecent or improper act
        subtype:  obscenity  an obscene act
     subtype:  peccadillo__indiscretion  a petty misdeed
     subtype:  infantilism  infantile behavior in mature persons
  subtype:  misfeasance  doing a proper act in a wrongful or injurious manner
  subtype:  malfeasance__malpractice  a wrongful act that the actor had no right to do; improper professional conduct; "he charged them with electoral malpractices"
  subtype:  malpractice  professional wrongdoing that results in injury or damage; "the widow sued his surgeon for malpractice"
  subtype:  perversion  the action of perverting something (turning it to a wrong use); "it was a perversion of justice"
  subtype:  legal_injury__legalinjury__wrong__damage  a legal injury is any damage resulting from a violation of a legal right
  subtype:  injury  an act that injures someone
     subtype:  disservice__ill_service__illservice__ill_turn__illturn  an act intended to help that turns out badly; "he did them a disservice"
     subtype:  spoiling__spoil__spoilage  the act of spoiling something by causing damage to it; "her spoiling my dress was deliberate"
  subtype:  injustice__unfairness__iniquity  an unjust act
  subtype:  infliction  an act causing pain or damage
  subtype:  transgression__evildoing  the act of transgressing; evil behavior; going beyond allowable limits
     subtype:  evil.transgression__immorality__wickedness__iniquity  morally objectionable behavior
        subtype:  deviltry__devilry  wicked and cruel behavior
        subtype:  foul_play  unfair or treacherous behavior (especially involving violence)
        subtype:  irreverence.evil__violation  a disrespectful act
           subtype:  profanation__desecration__blasphemy__sacrilege  blasphemous behavior
     subtype:  villainy  a treacherous or vicious act
     subtype:  turpitude__depravity  a corrupt or depraved or degenerate act or practice: "the various turpitudes of modern society"
     subtype:  vice  a specific form of evildoing; "vice offends the moral standards of the community"
        subtype:  gambling__gaming__play  the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize); "his gambling cost him a fortune"; "there was heavy play at the blackjack table"
           subtype:  sporting_life  active interest in gambling on sports events
           subtype:  bet__wager  the act of gambling; "he did it on a bet"
              subtype:  daily_double__dailydouble  a single bet on two horse races in the same day
              subtype:  exacta__perfecta  a bet that you can pick the first and second finishers in the right order
              subtype:  parimutuel  betting where winners share the total amount wagered
              subtype:  place_bet__placebet  a bet that a horse will finish a race no worse than second
              subtype:  superfecta  a bet that you can pick the first four finishers in a race in the right order
           subtype:  game_of_chance__gambling_game  a game that involves gambling
              subtype:  fantan  a Chinese gambling game; a random number of counters are placed under a bowl and you gamble on how many will be left (0 or 1 or 2 or 3) modulo 4
              subtype:  lottery.game_of_chance__drawing  players buy chances and prizes are distributed according to the drawing of lots
                 subtype:  tombola  (British) a lottery in which tickets are drawn from a revolving drum
                 subtype:  numbers_pool__numberspool__numbers_game__numbersgame__numbers_racket__numbersracket__numbers__number  an illegal daily lottery
                 subtype:  raffle  a lottery in which the prizes are goods rather than money
                 subtype:  sweepstake__sweepstakes__sweepstake  a lottery in which the prize consists of the money paid by the participants
              subtype:  crap_shooting__craps__crap__crap_game  a gambling game using two dice
              subtype:  roulette  a gambling game in which players bet on which compartment of a revolving wheel a small ball will come to rest in
              subtype:  banking_game__bankinggame  any gambling game in which bets are laid against the gambling house or the dealer
           subtype:  unlicensed_gambling  unlicensed gambling is illegal in most jurisdictions
           subtype:  throw.gambling  the throwing of an object in order to determine an outcome randomly; "he risked his fortune on a throw of the dice"
              subtype:  cast__roll  the act of throwing dice
                 subtype:  natural  (in craps) a first roll of 7 or 11 that immediately wins the stake
              subtype:  flip.throw__toss  the act of flipping a coin
        subtype:  intemperateness__intemperatenes__self-indulgence  immoderate indulgence of bodily appetites
           subtype:  profligacy__dissipation__dissolution__licentiousness  dissolute indulgence in sensual pleasure
           subtype:  jag  a bout of drinking or drug taking
        subtype:  intemperance.vice__intemperateness__intemperatenes  consumption of alcoholic drinks
           subtype:  drinking__drink__boozing__drunkenness__drunkennes  the act of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess; "drink was his downfall"
              subtype:  drinking_bout  a long period of drinking
     subtype:  sinning__sin  an act that is regarded by theologians as a transgression of God's will
        subtype:  fall  a lapse into sin; a loss of innocence or of chastity; "a fall from virtue"
        subtype:  actual_sin  a sin committed of your own free will (as contrasted with original sin)
        subtype:  original_sin  a sin inherited by all descendants of Adam; "Adam and Even committed the original sin when they ate the forbidden fruit in the Garden of Eden"
        subtype:  mortal_sin__deadly_sin  an unpardonable sin entailing a total loss of grace; theologians list 7 mortal sins
           subtype:  superbia__pride  unreasonable and inordinate self-esteem (personified as one of the deadly sins)
           subtype:  invidia__envy  spite and resentment at seeing the success of another (personified as one of the deadly sins)
           subtype:  avarice__greed__covetousness__rapacity__avaritia  reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins)
           subtype:  laziness__sloth__acedia  apathy and inactivity in the practice of virtue (personified as one of the deadly sins)
           subtype:  anger__wrath__ire  belligerence aroused by a real or supposed wrong (personified as one of the deadly sins)
           subtype:  overeating__gluttony__gula  eating to excess (personified as one of the deadly sins)
           subtype:  lust__luxuria  self-indulgent sexual desire (personified as one of the deadly sins)
        subtype:  venial_sin  a pardonable sin regarded as entailing only a partial loss of grace
     subtype:  terrorization__terrorisation  an act of terrorism
     subtype:  law-breaking__lawbreaking__crime  an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act; "a long record of crimes"
        subtype:  capital_offense__capitaloffense  a crime so serious that capital punishment is considered appropriate
        subtype:  felony  a serious crime
           subtype:  capture.felony__seizure  the act of taking of a person by force
              subtype:  abduction.capture  the criminal act of capturing and carrying away by force a family member; if a man's wife is abducted it is a crime against the family relationship and against the wife
              subtype:  kidnapping__snatch  (law) the unlawful act of capturing and carrying away a person against their will and holding them in false imprisonment
           subtype:  racketeering  engaging in a racket
           subtype:  bribery__graft  the practice of offering something (usually money) in order to gain an illicit advantage
              subtype:  commercial_bribery  bribery of a purchasing agent in order to induce the agent to enter into a transaction
           subtype:  larceny__thievery__thieving__stealing  the act of taking something from someone unlawfully; "the thieving is awful at Kennedy International"
              subtype:  breach_of_trust_with_fraudulent_intent  larceny after trust rather than after unlawful taking
              subtype:  embezzlement__peculation__defalcation__misapplication__misappropriation  the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else
                 subtype:  raid  an attempt by speculators to defraud investors
                 subtype:  plunderage  a act of plundering (especially the embezzlement of goods on shipboard)
              subtype:  pilferage  the act of stealing small amounts or small articles
              subtype:  shoplifting__shrinkage  the act of stealing goods that are on display in a store; "shrinkage is the retail trade's euphemism for shoplifting"
              subtype:  robbery  larceny by threat of violence
                 subtype:  armed_robbery__armedrobbery__heist__stickup  robbery at gunpoint
                 subtype:  caper.robbery__job  a crime (especially a robbery); "the gang pulled off a bank job in St. Louis"
                 subtype:  dacoity__dakoity  (in India and Burma) robbery by a gang of armed dacoits
                 subtype:  heist__ripoff  (slang) the act of stealing
                 subtype:  highjacking__hijacking  robbery of a traveller or vehicle by force
                 subtype:  piracy__buccaneering  robbery on the high seas; taking a ship away from the control of those who are legally entitled to it
                 subtype:  rolling  the act of robbing a helpless person; "he was charged with rolling drunks in the park"
              subtype:  grand_larceny__grandlarceny  larceny of property having a value greater than some amount (the amount varies by locale)
              subtype:  petit_larceny__petitlarceny__petty_larceny__pettylarceny  larceny of property having a value less than some amount (the amount varies by locale)
              subtype:  skimming.larceny  failure to declare income in order to avoid paying taxes on it
              subtype:  rustling  the stealing of cattle
           subtype:  extortion  the felonious act of extorting money (as by threats of violence)
              subtype:  blackmail  extortion of money by threats to divulge discrediting information
              subtype:  protection.extortion__tribute  payment extorted by gangsters on threat of violence; "every store in the neighborhood had to pay him protection"
              subtype:  shakedown  (slang) extortion of money (as by blackmail)
           subtype:  burglary  entering a building unlawfully with intent to commit a felony or to steal valuable property
              subtype:  housebreaking__break-in__breakin__breaking_and_entering  trespassing for an unlawful purpose; illegal entrance into premises with criminal intent
        subtype:  forgery  criminal falsification by making or altering an instrument with intent to defraud
        subtype:  fraud  intentional deception resulting in injury to another person
           subtype:  mail_fraud  use of the mails to defraud someone
           subtype:  election_fraud  misrepresentation or alteration of the true results of an election
           subtype:  constructive_fraud__legal_fraud__legalfraud  comprises all acts or omissions or concealments involving breach of equitable or legal duty or trust or confidence
              subtype:  fraud_in_law  fraud that is presumed from the circumstances although the one who commits it need not have had any evil intent
           subtype:  extrinsic_fraud__extrinsicfraud__collateral_fraud  fraud that prevents a party from knowing their rights or from having a fair opportunity of presenting them at trial
           subtype:  fraud_in_fact__positive_fraud  actual deceit; concealing something or making a false representation with an evil intent to cause injury to another
           subtype:  fraud_in_the_factum  fraud that arises from a disparity between the instrument intended to be executed and the instrument actually executed; e.g., leading someone to sign the wrong contract
           subtype:  fraud_in_the_inducement  fraud which intentionally causes a person to execute and instrument or make an agreement or render a judgment; e.g., misleading someone about the true facts
           subtype:  intrinsic_fraud__intrinsicfraud  fraud (as by use of forged documents or false claims or perjury) that misleads a court or jury and induces a finding for the one perpetrating the fraud
           subtype:  swindle__cheat  the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme: "that book is a fraud"
              subtype:  scam__cozenage  a fraudulent business scheme
              subtype:  bunco_game__buncogame__bunco__bunko__bunko_game__bunkogame__confidence_trick__confidence_game__con_game__congame__gyp__hustle__sting__flimflam  a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
              subtype:  holdout  the act of hiding playing cards in a gambling game so they are available for personal use later
              subtype:  swiz  British
              subtype:  shell_game__shellgame__thimblerig  a swindling sleight-of-hand game; victim guesses which of three things a pellet is under
        subtype:  hijack__highjack  seizure of a vehicle in transit either to rob it or divert it to an alternate destination
        subtype:  mayhem  the willful and unlawful crippling or mutilation of another person
        subtype:  misdemeanor__misdemeanour__infraction__offence__offense__violation__infringement  a crime less serious than a felony
           subtype:  disorderly_conduct__disorderly_behavior__disturbance_of_the_peace__breach_of_the_peace  any act of molesting or interrupting or hindering or disquieting or agitating or arousing from a state of repose or otherwise depriving inhabitants of the peace and quiet to which they are entitled
           subtype:  false_pretense__falsepretense__false_pretence__falsepretence  (law) an offense involving intent to defraud and false representation and obtaining property as a result of that misrepresentation
           subtype:  indecent_exposure__public_nudity  vulgar and offensive nakedness in a public place
           subtype:  perjury__bearing_false_witness__bearingfalsewitnes__lyingunderoath  criminal offense of making false statements under oath
           subtype:  sedition  an illegal action inciting resistance to lawful authority and tending to cause the disruption or overthrow of the government
        subtype:  perpetration__commission__committal  the act of committing a crime
        subtype:  rape__violation__assault__ravishment__sexual_assault  the crime of forcing a woman to submit to sexual intercourse against her will
           subtype:  date_rape  rape in which the rapist is known to the victim (as when they are on a date together)
           subtype:  statutory_rape__statutoryrape__carnal_abuse  sexual intercourse with a girl who has not reached the age of consent (even if both parties participate willingly)
        subtype:  attempt__attack  the act of attacking; "attacks on women increased last year"; "they made an attempt on his life"
           subtype:  assault.attempt  a threatened or attempted physical attack by someone who appears to be able to cause bodily harm if not stopped
              subtype:  aggravated_assault  a reckless attack with intent to injure seriously (as with a deadly weapon)
              subtype:  battery  an assault in which the assailant makes physical contact
                 subtype:  resisting_arrest__resistingarrest  physical efforts to oppose a lawful arrest; the resistance is classified as assault and battery upon the person of the police officer attempting to make the arrest
              subtype:  mugging  assault with intent to rob
        subtype:  statutory_offense__statutoryoffense__statutory_offence__statutoryoffence__regulatory_offense__regulatory_offence  crimes created by statutes and not by common law
           subtype:  bigamy  the offense of having two or more wives or husbands living at the same time
        subtype:  thuggery  violent or brutal acts as of thugs
        subtype:  high_treason__treason__lese_majesty  a crime that undermines the offender's government
        subtype:  vice_crime  a vice that is illegal
           subtype:  unlicensed_gambling  unlicensed gambling is illegal in most jurisdictions
           subtype:  prostitution__harlotry__whoredom  offering sexual intercourse for pay
        subtype:  victimless_crime  an act that is legally a crime but that seem to have no victims; "he considers prostitution to be a victimless crime"
        subtype:  war_crime__warcrime  a crime committed in wartime; violation of rules of war
     subtype:  crime  an evil act not necessarily punishable by law; "crimes of the heart"
     subtype:  inside_job  some transgression committed with the assistance of someone trusted by the victim; "the police decided that the crime was an inside job"
  subtype:  knavery__dishonesty  lack of honesty; acts of lying or cheating or stealing
     subtype:  treachery__betrayal__treason__perfidy  an act of deliberate betrayal
        subtype:  double_cross__double-crossing  an act of betrayal; "he gave us the old double cross"; "I could no longer tolerate his impudent double-crossing"
        subtype:  sellout  an act of betrayal
     subtype:  charlatanism__quackery  the dishonesty of a charlatan
     subtype:  trick  an attempt to get you to do something foolish or imprudent; "that offer was a dirty trick"
     subtype:  falsification__misrepresentation__falsehood  a willful act of falsifying
        subtype:  frame-up__frameup__setup  an act that incriminates someone on a false charge
        subtype:  overrefinement__distortion__straining__torture  the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean
        subtype:  tergiversation__equivocation  falsification by means of vague or ambiguous language
        subtype:  lying__prevarication__fabrication  the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
           subtype:  fibbing__paltering  a trivial act of lying or being deliberately unclear
        subtype:  deception__deceit__dissembling__dissimulation  the act of deceiving
           subtype:  fakery  the act of faking (or the product of faking)
           subtype:  indirection.deception  deceitful action that is not straightforward; "he could see through the indirections of diplomats"
           subtype:  chicanery__trickery__guile__wile__shenanigan  the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)
              subtype:  fraudulence__fraud__dupery__hoax__humbug__put-on__puton  something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage
                 subtype:  goldbrick  anything that is supposed to be valuable but turns out to be worthless
              subtype:  jugglery.chicanery  artful trickery designed to achieve an end; "the senator's tax program was mere jugglery"
           subtype:  double-dealing__duplicity  acting in bad faith; deception by pretending to entertain one set of intentions while acting under the influence of another
           subtype:  cheat__cheating  a deception for profit to yourself
              subtype:  gerrymander  an act of gerrymandering (dividing a voting area so as to give your own party an unfair advantage)
           subtype:  head_game__delusion__illusion  the act of deluding; deception by creating illusory ideas
           subtype:  pretending__pretense__pretence__simulation__feigning  the act of giving a false appearance; "his conformity was only pretending"
              subtype:  appearance.pretending__show  pretending that something is the case in order to make a good impression; "they try to keep up appearances"; "that ceremony is just for show"
              subtype:  make-believe  the enactment of a pretense
              subtype:  affectation__mannerism__pose  a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display
                 subtype:  attitude  a theatrical pose created for effect; "the actor struck just the right attitude"
              subtype:  masquerade  making a false outward show; "a beggar's masquerade of wealth"
           subtype:  imposture__impersonation  pretending to be another person
           subtype:  obscurantism  a deliberate act intended to make something obscure
           subtype:  four_flush__bluff  the act of bluffing in poker; deception by a false show of confidence in the strength of your cards
        subtype:  forgery  criminal falsification by making or altering an instrument with intent to defraud
  subtype:  infringement__violation  an act that disregards an agreement or a right; "he claimed a violation of his rights under the Fifth Amendment"
     subtype:  copyright_infringement__copyrightinfringement__infringement_of_copyright  a violation of the rights secured by a copyright
        subtype:  plagiarization__plagiarism__plagiarisation__piracy  the act of plagiarizing; taking someone's words or ideas as if they were your own
     subtype:  foul  (sports) an act that violates of the rules of the sport
        subtype:  foul_ball  (in baseball) a ball struck with the bat so that it does not stay between the lines (the foul lines) that define the width of the playing field
        subtype:  personal_foul  (sports) a foul that involves unnecessarily rough contact (as in basketball or football)
     subtype:  patent_infringement  violation of the rights secured by a patent

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